Cairns of Finavon
A tartan of the Cairns of Finavon family.
Its design is pattern BGBGBGBGBGBRBGBRBGBGBGBRBRBR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Asymmetric design for David Cairns, Baron of Finavon, combining Black Watch sett with Lindsay colouring; for all Cairns name variants.
The Cairns of Finavon tartan groups 2 setts — the same named design recorded as different cloths (its kilt, Carpet, Child's…, or a transcription apart). The master sett (★) is the exemplar.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns of Finavon ★ | DB/32 G6 DB6 G6 DB6 G32 DB6 G6 DB6 G6 DB32 R30 DB2 DY6 DB2 R30 DB32 G30 DB6 G6 DB6 G30 DB32 R30 T2 R6 T2 R/30 | 790 | 2006 | |
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| (Name) | 0.04 | DB/6 G6 DB6 G6 DB32 R30 T2 R6 T2 R30 DB32 G30 DB6 G6 DB6 G30 DB32 R30 DB2 DY6 DB2 R30 DB32 G6 DB6 G6 DB6 G/32 | 814 | 2006 |
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| 2 Variants: (Name) · Personal Tartan | ||||
Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Cairns of Finavon Personal
Nearest tartans
The nearest NAMED TARTANS — each represented by its master sett — by ΔTartan distance from this tartan's master, which leads the table so the swatches line up against it.











Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 10814 named tartans (their master setts) placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (42% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its master cloth. The map is a flat projection of a many-dimensional space — how to read it.
